Healogics Inc., the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services, today announced their support of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Compendium Diagnosis and Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcer Complications through an unrestricted educational grant.
Read MoreTraditional cigarette smoking has been implicated by indisputable physiologic and clinical evidence to have substantial wound healing problems in surgical procedures. Physiologically, nicotine and the thousands of chemicals in cigarette smoke induce not only peripheral vasoconstriction but also oxidative stress that weakens neutrophil function and subsequently wound healing through a variety of mechanisms.
Read MoreYou may have experienced the disconcerting and uncomfortable sensation of an electric shock or even had an electroencephalogram (EEG) test, which monitors the electrical activity of the brain. The interaction between electricity and humans has become relatively commonplace, what’s less well known is that electrical signals also exist within humans.
Read MoreIn the fight against drug-resistant bacteria, MIT researchers have enlisted the help of beneficial bacteria known as probiotics. In a new study, the researchers showed that by delivering a combination of antibiotic drugs and probiotics, they could eradicate two strains of drug-resistant bacteria that often infect wounds.
Read MoreFor the 6.7 million Americans with chronic wounds and the specialized physicians and clinicians who treat them, they know that even simple wounds can result in significant medical issues, impairing the body’s normal healing process.
Read MoreCharlotte Hungerford Hospital’s Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center has received recognition as a “Center for Excellence” for 2017 indicating the center has achieved outstanding patient outcomes for the last 12 months, according to a press release.
Read MoreResearchers from Northwestern University and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a bioresorbable electronic implantable device that can dissolve in the body.
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Renee Shannon, who wears streaks of shocking pink in her hair and charms the holes of in her baby-pink Crocs, prefers “breast cancer warrior” to “survivor.” Even the radiation treatment she received left her with reminders of her battle: Ribs so fragile they fractured when she sneezed and surgical incisions that healed far more slowly than normal.
Read MoreIntact Vascular, Inc., a developer of medical devices for minimally invasive peripheral vascular procedures, today announced that data from its Tack Optimized Balloon Angioplasty (TOBA) II pivotal clinical trial will be presented at the 15 th Annual VIVA Conference in Las Vegas, NV on November 5-8.
Read MoreEximo Medical Ltd. announced today it has received 510(k) clearance from the U. S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for its B-Laser™ Atherectomy System for Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD). B-Laser™ is a transformative 355nm wavelength laser technology designed to address unmet clinical needs for treating multiple vascular indications.
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